Ely Cohn

9.0

In Texas we take breaks from red wine in chunks of 6 months. When you're out of practice, this is a great return ticket to Pinotland. Uncomplex, a reminder of the generosity and joy in a 56 degree pour.

Enveloping cherries and flecks of shaved cedar, bright. Fresh, vibrant, collected. — 2 days ago

Yan Gagnon

8.9

Rubis clair. Un nez de framboise et autres fruits compotés. Une bouche ronde, légèrement compotée, épicée et agréable. Simple, épicée. — 3 months ago

Donald Williams

9.4

Champ Persin Brut. Marvelous. — 5 months ago

with Bonnie

Jane Nuss

8.9

Apple, pear, peach, citrus, honeysuckle, minerals. Tart lemon on the palate. Medium body, crisp acidity. Best if you allow it to breathe for a bit. — a month ago

Kelley Raymond

9.1

Reliable option — 2 months ago

Chris MacLean

9.1

Incredible nose but a little simple compared to 2013 — 3 months ago

with Sarah

Eric Urbani

9.3

A exploration of nine 1999 Cote Rotie - Syrahs and Shiraz on their 25th anniversary. The Guigal was ranked #2 by the group, and was my #3. great wine. — 7 months ago

Tom Casagrande

9.2

This fucking app keeps eating my notes. 🤬🤬🤬 As I just said, these Mikulski wines aren’t easy to find, but so worth the search. This apparently is declassified Meursault juice. It’s got toast, oatmeal, crushed stony gravel, and lemon oil. Long and lipsmacking finish. Happy boy! — 2 months ago

Meghan C

8.9

Michelin Wine Club - Smythe — 3 months ago

Shay A

9.6

A bottle I contributed during a trip to Napa’s Premiere Napa Valley week. This was opened at Torc, alongside a ‘97 Leflaive Les Pucelles, ‘11 Leroy Blagny, ‘89 La Chappelle and two young Napa cabs from Simon Estate. La Mouline is always my favorite due to the amount of co-ferment with Viognier.

Deserving of a 1-2hr decant, this got about an hour open in bottle by the time we got to it. I opened the ‘04 La Turque just a few weeks prior, so I had a reference point to work with. Heady aromatics, as expected…dark potpurri, spice, mesquite and mocha. On the palate, the youthful bacon-fat of Cote Rotie was gone and had channeled the classical tangy barbecue profile alongside black olive, peppered red and black berry fruit, and smoked meat at the finish. Whereas the LaTurque was almost Burgundian in profile (elegant, light), this was somewhere in-between the “bigger” LaLandonne and LaTurque…big, but balanced, likely due to vintage. Aromatics and finish here were standouts. Open now with a quick decant or hold another few years. — 7 months ago